Say yes to everyone long enough and there’s nobody left to say it.

Saying yes to everybody sounds generous and quietly spends you down to nothing. Your time is finite in a way that is easy to forget when each request is small, and the people who ask most are not always the people who matter most. Whoever waits their turn ends up with whatever is left. Meanwhile you are everywhere and fully present nowhere.

Decide who gets your best hours this week before other people decide for you. Say no to one thing you would normally absorb, without inventing a reason for it. Protect the time you already promised to somebody, including yourself.